black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’

John Ortberg

The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
JOHN ORTBERG

God Himself Known Mysterious
Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
JOHN ORTBERG

God Improvement Planning Salvation
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
JOHN ORTBERG

Failure Mission Need
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERG

Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERG

Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
JOHN ORTBERG

Influence Movement World
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’

Related Topics

Popular Authors

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Ortberg Quotes